It has been said that another major reason the U.S. was not a contender for the Olympics was because of our very tight security for foreigners entering the country. We had many pluses, including a transit system already in place, as well as many buildings in place, etc. that could be used for the events. Now Rio will be forking out a lot of money to improve their infrastructure. I wouldn't blame Obama totally for this loss, but I'm sure his ego felt stepped on. My mother used to say "Nothing ventured, nothing gained." I give him a lot of credit for trying to create jobs here. It just looked like it was So. America's turn to host this event.